Smoke-consuming device



May 27, 1930'. -r. c. STEPHENS 1,759,961

SMOKE coNsuMING DEVICE 1 Filed Aug. 4, 1928 4 speQts-sneet 1 May 27, 1930.

Filed Aug. 4, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 9 E54 i I i\ F M 4 V Q 4 O w swf m0.

May 27, 1930. T. c. STEPHENS SMOKE CONSUMING DEVICE Filed Aug. 4, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 o Theobject of the-ini ention'istto pi vide a Q device to take air f om-the outside into the device, allow it to become heated While it is I in the'devic'e, and :then to distribiitethis heat-' ed'a'ir' over the surfaceof-the'fireso it Will mix with "the gases jcoming J from the. ire, 7 thereby. allowingl noughoxygen to" mix with the gases so they may readily burn, and thus 7 reducing the smoke going np'the fii1eQ-f In} the device; Fig. 1"is a pe'i spective. of T c 1 half ofth'e-device properg 'Fi'g 2 is artop view-of Fig; 1 Fig; 3 isfa p'erspectiyeofthe otheii-half of the-deVi'ceproper; Fig; 4: shows a ,top View of. the cover forthe part in' Fig.

1 I Fig.2 5is a'sideyiewof Fig. 4}Fig. 6 is a' top"view ofthe" covering'for thepart 11n- Fig l Fig. 7 is a side view of Fi'g. 6;'Fig.

Sis a; top viewofthe 'parts shown in Figs.

,in a"furnace.u1,, g y F sh wsy a ir' neularib i w dlvlded jinto three compartments 'by the-"walls 3. 2

' I 1' aferectangular-openings in the 'WallsB, and I 9fa1so in the sidesofthe box. 12 arelbolt holes 1 thru'whichbolts pass to llOld the device to- T gether. Thissbox is made'fof cast iron; I

of the box 1 has five holes 4 drilled in it.

'355'are bolt holesth 'uiwhich bolts pass to hold the top on.

' I sgFig. 3 Shows pe hspective o'f fthelother'half of the device propei. }It consists oftwo cast V iron=rectangularzboxes.;.61:6 oined together t bythe. part 8.--:The hole, 4- inthe centjer c'o- Qfincides Withtheoentergholel inFig. 2.. 2. fare rectangular. openings of {the same size as [those in".Fig. land they coincide with the openings 2 in the walls of 12 are :bolt 1-;- V holes thrn which boltsipass to hold thev defyice together. '1 7 They coincide with the holes 12in-'Fig;-1.- i I I f .Fig. .4 is a top view. 0 'the;covering for thepart'shown in Fig; 3.'=' .It"consists of a r a u r i s efi st 7.,w t h h The holes in the bottom are the holesthi'u V 1 1 whlchpipes' pass. that lead'tothefii e. ,Due' to thexfactth'at the hole 41in thepart l coin- 1 i pipes leading'from" the devic'eito the couplings the pipes leading fromthe couplings'itothe f smoxE-ooivsomme DEVICE s 'i c'qtiqlinieizi u t 4.192s "seam 1Tb. "297.5211" 9 drilled in the center of it. This hole isthe one thiuwhichjthe air enters into the device, f and it coincides with the hole 9 in Fig. 6. l The holes. 10 are bolt'ho'les thrii Whichbolts pass H toholdthe topon. I .Figfiois a-sidevi'ewiof the part described inFig. 4; :17" isthe rectangular metaltop," lOzare the bolt holes-9 is'the intakehole, L Fig.6?is a top Viewof the covering for the. l f partndescribedinFigJEliThelmetaltop '18 1 Q. v has an offset 13 on it to fit over the 'part'that I I; 1 is described in Figs/land 5.;, .The hole 9'is f the intake holeand it mustcoincideiwiththe I hole 9- in Figs. 4 and 5When the devicfeisi assembled. 10 are bolt holesthru'whichbolts r pass to hold'the'top-on; 5 a w Fig. 7 isa side iew ofthe top'described in Fig-16,; .13 is the oifseton*the 'metal top 9is the intake hole and10are-the boltl holes. Fig. Sis a top view'showingthe assembly 'of thelpa 'ts-described inFigs. 1, 2, and-"3;. 1: '7 5 Theipart .1 fitsinto the'space betweenthe similar. partsfi 6. The bolts 11 fit-thmiithe holes 12. Thesebolt holes do not appear in this 'figureybiit can beseen in Figs. 1 'and'3.i

cideswiththehole tin'the part 6,2thefcenterj v hole-4: inathe figure is a continuous onethat leadsintothe device. The holesf10 are bolt 1* g holes thru W-hich bolts pass tohold'the top on; r

--Fig. 2 is a top View of Fig.1. The bottom Figi isacross sectional View-of the device i v when i-t is assembled. f6isathe rectan'gulaifl box described in Fig. '3"and 1:is' the part de-f H scribed inFig. 1. j 17 isthetop 01 6 and isde' 1 scribed fully in Figs. 4 and. 5;: is thetop foi' the'part 1 and is-describediin Figsl6 ande 7. 13' are theboltsto hold the-top on. 14 are the 1 and are described in"Fig. 11. '21arethecou- I: plings and: are described in'Fig. 10. 22ers;

fireandiarezdescribed in the assemblyiof the' couplin g in' Fig. "12. 2 2'are the holeslthifli 9 which air passesto the outside chambers of the devices. .16 are the Washers Which-:fit-over.

the pipes 14; 15 are the pins which fitithrll a 7 hole in thepipe'sl Thesepins hold the pip'esl f 1115. l19is apipe which-fitsfii'mIyintdISrand' lQ f;

' 111 o fiiiigs inits 5mg au mid parf'titingi M v """thebther membye'rzcons'isting of twotrectam giilar'openv'boxes joil ie'dt o ether'lbut spaced apartibe width of thenofii havii ig holes matching the" side holes in the I f other member; a lid closing ach member:and- I f fastening mans,thelfefolgamairintake 'to 'j thefmiddle chambelf,"and 'air oilt'letfpipes del i 'peridingflfrbm said'chambe1f$andflexib1yc011 I ne cte'd theretoisub's'talitially; as described. f 425 A'smoke consuming device, comprising). anfairheatipgbox "consisting 19f walls form-j r V ging-multiple 'cQmmuni'cating compartments f arranged-in cruciforms'hape adaptedtTtO be I v 5 lo ated in theiipp'er, parto f-the fire bbx "of a ,ffur'nace, an air intake pipz extending from f. .L "lthe 'center comp'artgmnt toithe,OutsideOf the 1 i f i-rniibeuand effecting equal distribution of v v I 'airfih four walystojtheioutep compartments and pipes extending downward ."from'' said ri. compartments forming ftwo cruciform interiliVeIfairt jtheicentr agnd b te portionsof I V. T1119 fire i t fi 'QbO X,subStanti ally gs' d scribed. I I A smokemqnstimihgdgvibepcomprising V I J an airheatingboxrcbnsigiiing of Walls form- ,A ing :f-multiple communicating chambers r "adapted to" be locatd infthe uppera partbf fhe fire boxpfai'fu n'aceyan ainintake pipe extending from one chamber to the Outside I I V of thefurnacemnd' multiple pipesi'exte n 'ding, ddwhward Within the: fire" jbqxllfrorn a idj 2.

chambers for the dQWIlWQJfd passage ofair, said pipesbeingin'twqpartswiththe lower 7 part,flexibly"connected toi the upper part bym'eans Outside of saidfpip'esgto aflo'rfd 'osr cillation vand full alai'of-iair'passage; sub-; stapt ially a's desdribeifl er member and 

